HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-08-28 Annual Tax Abatement DCI_ PresentationDepartment of Community Investment
2022 Annual Tax Abatement Report
August 28, 2023
CITY OF SOUTH BEND
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
2022 Tax Abatement Summary
•Real Property Abatements: 5
•Personal Property Abatements: 3
•2 personal property abatements were for
projects that also received a real property
abatement
•Total Estimated Project Costs: $318.9
million
•2 projects nearing completion
•The Hill apartments (ND QOZB LLC)
•GLC Portage Prairie V
•Waivers of Non-Compliance
•Toyo Seiko; Seaflo; Imagineering
CITY OF SOUTH BEND
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
2022 Tax Abatement Summary
Real Property Abatement
•Property tax deduction from the NEW assessed valuation of a building.
•Does not include the assessed valuation of an existing structure.
•Does not include land.
•Granted by the designating body for the construction of a new structure or a
rehabilitation of property in an Economic Revitalization Area (ERA).
•Types of abatement in the Municipal Code
•Industrial – Multi-Family Residential – Office – Institutional – Hotel/Motel – Retail – Warehouse (3-
year base abatement + add-on years = 10-year max abatement)
•Mixed-Use: Combination of office, retail, multi-family housing & hotel/motel (3-year base
abatement + add-on years = 10-year max abatement)
•Single-Family Residential (5-year abatement only)
CITY OF SOUTH BEND
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
2022 Tax Abatement Summary: Real Property
•Housing units for low- to moderate-income households: 74 of 129
Petitioner Project Description Years
Granted Type Estimated
Project Cost
Estimated
New Jobs
Number of
Housing
Units
Greenleaf Holdco Pure Green Farms phase 2
(not started)9 Industrial $ 12,130,000 75 N/A
JEM Farms South Bend, LLC Red Sun Farms greenhouse
(not started)9 Industrial 60,000,000 110 N/A
GLC Portage Prairie V, LLC New spec building
(construction ongoing)7 Industrial 15,000,000 50 N/A
The Monreaux LLC New low-income tax credit housing
(not started)8 Mixed-Use 14,000,000 8 60
ND QOZB LLC Apartment building rehabiltation
(near completion)8 Residential 27,600,000 10 69
$ 128,730,000 253 129
CITY OF SOUTH BEND
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
2022 Tax Abatement Summary: Real Property
Estimates at Time of Abatement Approval
Petitioner Years
Granted
Taxes w/o
Project
Cumulative
Taxes Abated
Cumulative
Taxes Paid
Taxes Paid
(10 years)
Taxes Paid
(15 years)
Taxes Paid
(20 years)
Greenleaf Holdco 9 $ 1,400 $ 2,074,500 $ 517,500 $ 805,500 $ 2,245,500 $ 3,685,500
JEM Farms South Bend, LLC 9 8,600 10,311,000 2,726,000 4,175,000 11,418,000 18,661,000
GLC Portage Prairie V, LLC 7 2,300 1,872,400 716,900 1,826,600 3,676,100 5,525,600
The Monreaux LLC 8 1,100 433,500 304,600 489,500 951,000 1,412,500
ND QOZB LLC 8 26,400 1,028,200 1,113,900 1,649,800 2,988,800 4,327,800
$ 39,800 $ 15,719,600 $ 5,378,900 $ 8,946,400 $ 21,279,400 $ 33,612,400
Without Project:$ 398,000 $ 597,000 $ 796,000
•Does not include Pure Green Farms phase 1 (Greenleaf Holdco)
•The Monreaux LLC “current” taxes are estimated. Property does not have current tax liability (owned by the RDC)
CITY OF SOUTH BEND
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
2022 Tax Abatement Summary
Personal Property Abatement
•Property tax deduction from the assessed valuation of qualifying equipment.
•Types of personal property eligible for an abatement
•Manufacturing equipment
•R&D equipment
•IT equipment
•Logistical & distribution equipment
CITY OF SOUTH BEND
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
2022 Tax Abatement Summary: Personal Property
•Steel Warehouse is expanding its facility to accommodate the new equipment
Petitioner Project Description Estimated Project
Cost
Estimated
New Jobs
Estimated Taxes
Abated (Over 5 years)
Cumulative Estimated
Taxes Paid
Greenleaf Holdco Machinery & equipment for Pure Green
Farms phase 2 (not started)$ 68,040,000 75 $ 4,834,800 $ -
JEM Farms South Bend, LLC Machinery & equipment for Red Sun Farms
greenhouse (not started)118,220,000 110 6,867,600 -
Steel Warehouse Company LLC New industrial cold reducing mill equipment
(not installed as of 12/31/2022)3,913,000 12 217,700 45,200
$ 190,173,000 197 $ 11,920,100 $ 45,200
CITY OF SOUTH BEND
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
Active Abatements (2013-2021): Private Investment
CITY OF SOUTH BEND
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
Tax Abatements (2013-2021): Real Property
•Includes only abatements that have not expired
•Excludes Liberty Tower Apartments abatement confirmed in 2018
•Excludes Diamond View Apartments confirmed in 2021
•49 active real property
tax abatements in 2022
•Estimated Private
Investment: $334
million
•Reported Actual Costs:
$325 million
•2021: McCormick &
Ward Bakery reported
no actual costs as of
12/31/2022
CITY OF SOUTH BEND
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
Tax Abatements (2014-2021): Personal Property
•Includes active abatements in Pay Year 2022
•17 active personal
property tax
abatements in 2022
•Estimated Private
Investment: $83.1
million
•Reported Actual Costs:
$52.2 million
•2021: McCormick has
yet to install
equipment; $23.77
million in expected
private investment
CITY OF SOUTH BEND
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
Active Abatements (2013-2021): Jobs
CITY OF SOUTH BEND
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
Tax Abatements (2013-2021): New Jobs
•Includes only active abatements
•Excludes Liberty Tower Apartments abatement confirmed in 2018
•Excludes Diamond View Apartments confirmed in 2021
•66 active tax
abatements in 2022
•Total Estimated New
Jobs: 1,365
•Total Estimated Jobs
(retained and new):
3,405
•Reported Actual New
Jobs: 1,797
•Total Reported Jobs
(retained and new):
3,671
•Average Salary per New
Job: $44,900
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Jobs
Real Property and Personal Property: New Jobs
Estimated New Jobs Reported New Jobs
CITY OF SOUTH BEND
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
Active Abatements (2013-2021): Assessed Values
CITY OF SOUTH BEND
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
Tax Abatements (2013-2021): Assessed Values
•Includes only active abatements
•Excludes Liberty Tower Apartments abatement confirmed in 2018
•Excludes Diamond View Apartments confirmed in 2021
•49 active real property
abatements in 2022
•Total Assessed Value
Prior to Abatement:
$22.0 million
•Land Only: $3.76 million
•Total Assessed Value
Today: $219.5 million
•Land Only: $7.90 million
CITY OF SOUTH BEND
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
Active Abatements (2013-2021): Taxes Paid
CITY OF SOUTH BEND
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
Tax Abatements (2013-2021): Taxes Paid
•Includes only active abatements
•Excludes Liberty Tower Apartments abatement confirmed in 2018
•Excludes Diamond View Apartments confirmed in 2021
•49 active real property
abatements in 2022
•Total Taxes Paid Prior to
Abatement: $620,670
•Total Paid or Owed, Pay
Year 2023: $3,193,541
CITY OF SOUTH BEND
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
Tax Abatements (2013-2021): Summary
During 2022 – Estimates for Active Tax Abatements Confirmed Through 2021
•Active Abatements
•Real Property: 47
•Vacant Building: 4
•Personal Property Abatements: 17
•Total Reported Project Costs: $377.2 million
•Estimated Before Project: $417.1 million
•Total Reported New Jobs: 1,797
•Estimated Before Project: 1,395
•Real Property Assessed Value in 2023: $219.5 million (900% increase)
•Assessed Value Before Project: $22.0 million
•Taxes Paid or Owed in 2023: $3,193,541 (415% increase)
•Taxes Paid Before Project: $620,670
CITY OF SOUTH BEND
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
Property Snapshots
237 N. Michigan Street LaSalle Apartments
•Reconfirmed in 2016, originally confirmed
in 2014
•10-year abatement, 4 years remain
•Taxes Before Abatement: $11,700
•2023 Taxes: $56,800
•Estimated Taxes After Abatement: $73,600
CITY OF SOUTH BEND
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
Property Snapshots
108 N. Main Street
Historic JMS Building
•Confirmed in 2015
•10-year abatement, 5 years remain
•Taxes Before Abatement: $34,200
•2023 Taxes: $78,600
•Estimated Taxes After Abatement: $121,500
CITY OF SOUTH BEND
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
Property Snapshots
4145 Ameritech Drive Truck Centers, Inc. - Freightliner Western Star
Dealer
•Confirmed in 2019
•7-year abatement; 4 years left
•Taxes Before Abatement: $6,500
•2023 Taxes: $41,100
•Estimated Taxes After Abatement: $307,500